[AusNOG] Telstra Wi-Fi calling on our network.

[mike at ozonline.com.au]

Hi All,

So Telstra mobile services increasingly seem to revert to using
Wifi calling even in the presence of decent signal strength.

If I were a CDN wanting to connect to Telstra IP,
they'd charge me for injecting traffic into their network or for transit,
and yet Telstra is injecting traffic into our our network to carry  
some of their cell traffic, without payment or agreement.

Now you might say, sure, but we're doing that for our customers not  
for Telstra. But Telstra themselves will charge CDNs for delivering  
content
to Telstra's customers, something Telstra's end customers are presumably
already paying for. So yeah, we know in this industry what is good for the
goose is not always good for the gander.

Another point, Telstra, who are our sworn competitors, are using our  
network for Wifi calling to supplement their mobile network. Presumably
this use of their competitor's networks reduces their capital investment
requirement and supports their revenue stream by raising the
quality of their coverage. Hence Telstra's use of their competitor's networks
enhances their ability to dominate the industry, again without
any kind of settlement to their competitor ISPs.

Thoughts?

Also, anyone have any thoughts about what ACL one might put in place
to block wifi calling if one was of a mind to?

Michael
Australia On Line.